L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

1927-08-19 Beaumont, Texas, USA 77 Credits

Biography

L. Q. Jones (born August 19, 1927, died July 9th 2022) was an American character actor and film director, known for his work in the films of Sam Peckinpah. Jones was born in Beaumont in southeastern Texas, the son of Jessie Paralee (née Stephens) and Justus Ellis McQueen Sr., a railroad worker. After serving in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, Jones attended Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) and then studied law at the University of Texas at Austin from 1950 to 1951. He wor...

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Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

2024

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

2006

as Chuck Akers

6.3
Acting

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country m...

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

2005

as Self

7.0
Acting

Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other direct...

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self

7.8
Acting

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western...

Route 666

Route 666

2001

as Sheriff Bob Conaway

5.1
Acting

Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catc...

The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull

1999

as Henry Ballard

6.4
Acting

The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding, a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry Ballard, a fellow rancher, after Ballard abuses two of My...

The Mask of Zorro

The Mask of Zorro

1998

as Three-Fingered Jack

6.6
Acting

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped...

The Patriot

The Patriot

1998

as Frank

5.6
Acting

A deadly virus threatens to wipe out an entire Rocky Mountain town, leaving the town doctor to find some way to escape the soldiers who enforce the to...

The Edge

The Edge

1997

as Styles

6.8
Acting

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assis...

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

1996

as Self

7.0
Acting

Oscar nominated "Making of" documentary about Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch.

Tornado!

Tornado!

1996

as Ephram Thorne

5.8
Acting

An accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other.

Casino

Casino

1995

as Pat Webb

8.0
Acting

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but ov...

Lightning Jack

Lightning Jack

1994

as Sheriff

5.5
Acting

Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become go...

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993

as Self

6.9
Acting

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw ...

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

1991

as Reno

3.0
Acting

Three criminals from Western Mississippi leave a sequel of robberies for every town they pass. Can Grizzly Adams and his inseparable bear stop them?

River of Death

River of Death

1989

as Hiller

4.9
Acting

An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the Lost City in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people decide to join him for the wealt...

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1988

as Sgt. O'Rourke

5.0
Acting

A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983

as Dakota

6.5
Acting

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves hi...

Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground

1983

as Tolbert Coleman

6.0
Acting

SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own hom...

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982

as Ben Potter

5.3
Acting

Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's f...

The Beast Within

The Beast Within

1982

as Sheriff Pool

5.5
Acting

A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty na...

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

as Floyd

5.1
Acting

A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.

Colorado C.I.

1978

as Hoyt Gunnison

Acting

Mark and Pete Gunnison, members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Colorado State Police, seek to crack a multi-million dollar real estate swin...

Standing Tall

Standing Tall

1978

as Nate Rackley

4.0
Acting

Set in Montana in the year 1934, a half-breed rancher and his wife are harassed by a ruthless land robber, who forces them to stand tall and defend th...

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

as Davey

5.4
Acting

To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help ...

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

1976

as Sheriff Tadlock

Acting

A traveling horse trader and his young nephew travel the west in search of the boy's prize Arabian horse, who has been stolen by a bounty hunter.

Winterhawk

Winterhawk

1975

as Gates

6.6
Acting

Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions....

White Line Fever

White Line Fever

1975

as Buck Wessle

6.0
Acting

An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

as Porn Stud

6.3
Acting

Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by ...

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

1975

Director, Screenplay, Producer

6.3
Directing Writing Producing

Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog, Blood, are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by ...

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

as Roy Ralstop

5.0
Acting

After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers.

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

1974

as Sheriff Berlinger

6.1
Acting

A family moves into a new home in an isolated area, and soon realizes that someone--or something--doesn't want them there.

Manhunter

Manhunter

1974

as Charles 'Crutch' Shanks

6.5
Acting

Pilot movie for the short-lived TV series set in the 1930's about a World War I ex-marine-turned-bounty-hunter, named Dave Barrett, who goes after two...

Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Sundance

1974

as Charles Siringo

7.5
Acting

The girlfriend of the Sundance Kid is on the run, with a price on her head, when she hears rumors that Sundance may still be alive.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Black Harris

7.2
Acting

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

43: The Richard Petty Story

43: The Richard Petty Story

1972

as Ed Koler

6.5
Acting

The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his father Lee's point of view.

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

1972

as Maj. Larkin

5.0
Acting

A hard-nose general takes over a division with a bad combat record.

The Bravos

The Bravos

1972

as Ben Lawler

5.7
Acting

The commander of an isolated frontier cavalry post tries to stop an Indian war and find his son, who has been kidnapped.

The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

as Sheriff

5.8
Acting

A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.

The Brotherhood of Satan

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

Writer, Producer

5.8
Writing Producing

A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

1971

as Hog Warren

6.2
Acting

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

The McMasters

The McMasters

1970

as Russel

4.4
Acting

When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his ...

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Taggart

7.0
Acting

Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest ...

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as T.C

7.6
Acting

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

The Witchmaker

The Witchmaker

1969

Executive Producer

5.1
Producing

A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young women.

The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer

1968

as Hotel Clerk

Acting

A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.

Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968

as Loomis

6.9
Acting

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his...

Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe

1968

as Bronc Hoverty

5.3
Acting

Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can success...

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1966

as Deputy

7.0
Acting

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah direct...

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

1965

as Arthur Hadley

6.7
Acting

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on a...

Apache Rifles

Apache Rifles

1964

as Mike Greer

5.6
Acting

A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.

The Devil's Bedroom

The Devil's Bedroom

1964

as (as Justus McQueen)

6.0
Acting

Misunderstanding and small town prejudice lead to the tragic persecution of an ordinary local man who is a "loner".

The Devil's Bedroom

The Devil's Bedroom

1964

Director

6.0
Directing

Misunderstanding and small town prejudice lead to the tragic persecution of an ordinary local man who is a "loner".

Iron Angel

Iron Angel

1964

as Buttons

6.0
Acting

A seasoned Sargent with a sorry unit, led by an angry 1st Lt., to take out an enemy hold for a convoy to proceed. After their success the Sarge and th...

Showdown

Showdown

1963

as Foray

5.9
Acting

A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

as Supply Sgt. Frazer

6.5
Acting

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. ...

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

1962

as Sylvus Hammond

7.0
Acting

An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old f...

Flaming Star

Flaming Star

1960

as Tom Howard

6.5
Acting

Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the ...

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Millis

6.0
Acting

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared

1960

as Billy Hawkins

5.9
Acting

The John Wesley Powell expedition of 1869 explores the dangerous Colorado River, withstands internal dissension, and finally discovers the Grand Canyo...

Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959

as Dave Wilson

4.4
Acting

A rustic drama set in the early 20th century, Hound Dog Man is the simple story of a young man, Spud Kinney constantly in hot water for disobeying his...

Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

as Yeoman Halliday

5.6
Acting

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Warlock

Warlock

1959

as Fen Jiggs (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire t...

Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run

1958

as 'Hash' Benson

5.9
Acting

A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

1958

as Woodrow Wilson

5.9
Acting

Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.

Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

as Pecos Hill

6.5
Acting

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958

as Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

1957

as Lazy Heart Ranch Hand

6.0
Acting

An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of stagecoach robberies.

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball

1957

as Ozark

6.6
Acting

In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obn...

Men in War

Men in War

1957

as Sgt. Davis

6.6
Acting

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Serg...

Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956

as Pardee Fleming (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, unti...

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

as Pvt. Kenny - Co. G

5.9
Acting

Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of...

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as 2nd Lt. Sweeney

5.6
Acting

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bon...

Santiago

Santiago

1956

as Digger

5.2
Acting

Two American gun runners at odds with each other and looking to sell guns to the rebels during the Cuban War of Independence navigate a boat to Cuba. ...

Target Zero

Target Zero

1955

as Pvt. Felix O'Hara

5.3
Acting

International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.

An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story

1955

as Watson

3.3
Acting

Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Pvt. L.Q. Jones

5.7
Acting

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits fr...